Expression-site-associated-gene-8 (ESAG8) is not required for regulation of the VSG expression site in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-215

  Hoek, Maarten ^a   Cross, George A M ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Conditional expression; ESAG8; Expression site; Genetics; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PROTEIN PUF1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN VARIANT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0034793842     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(01)00341-3     Document Type: Article

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